CodeMasters AFTER SCHOOL

CodeMasters After School is currently accepting applications from students in grade 6 through 12 at Carrie P. Meek/Westview K-8 Center, North Dade Middle School, Miami Carol City Senior High School, William H. Turner Technical Arts High School, and the new Arts Academy of Excellence in Opa-locka.

During the school year, students in CodeMasters meet at least two afternoons each week to begin to invent and create through computer programming. They work with committed certified teachers and FEF's computer science Ph.D. Fellows to
understand the basics of coding and then choose to learn either to program animations, games, and robots or to build web pages and mobile apps, using proven code.org, Khan Academy, MIT, and other curricula.

Through this hands on exposure to STEM through coding, students
not only learn mathematical and computational concepts, but also gain insight into the inner workings of technology
and learn strategies for thinking critically, solving problems, designing projects, and communicating ideas, a group of skills useful for everyone.
In addition to coding, students in CodeMasters meet with tutors as needed; review life skills; prepare for high school
and college or advanced training; and explore careers.

CodeMasters is FREE, and daily snacks are provided at no charge at most locations.

Why Learn to Code?

CodeMasters Student Showcase Projects & Photos

Summer Showcase

Winning 2D Games:Group 1 (<< Click the link & then click the "Enter" key to start the game.)
Group 2

Mid-Year Showcase

APPLY FOR CodeMasters After School or Summer

CodeMasters applicants must be in good academic standing at their schools
and must be able to attend all of the program days. To apply to join CodeMasters, please complete the form below and click the "Submit" button. After we receive the application, we will contact the student's parent / guardian with additional information.

If you have questions, please contact Monica Montes at 813-272-2772 ext. 207, or Monica @ FEF.

NOTE: All form fields marked with * below are required.

*Student's First Name*Student's Last Name*Date of Birth*Last 4 digits of SSN*GenderRace*School Currently AttendingM-DCPS ID Number*Grade in 2018-19*After School or Summer?

CodeMasters SUMMER

During summer, CodeMasters offers engaging and intensive camps for middle and high school students in select Florida cities designed to expose them to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) through coding; robotics; game or Web design; digital imaging; mobile app development; Web video production; computer-aided design; animation; or e-commerce. Many CodeMasters summer tech camps prepare students for Digital Tool or industry certification.**

See the 2017 WSVN-Channel 7 news story about how CodeMasters camps help provide tech training opportunities for youth at the new Arts Academy of Excellence charter school in downtown Opa-locka.

In all camps, in addition to exploring STEAM in action, students work with certified teachers and FEF's STEAM doctoral Fellows; plan for middle / high school, college, or advanced training programs with help from counselors and college representatives; tour college campuses; receive career planning and entrepreneurship advice from professionals working in various STEAM fields; and visit cultural and STEAM-rich venues to add realism to their studies.

**The Florida Education Fund (FEF) & Industry Certification:

FEF is a CIW Authorized Training Partner.CIW is the world's fastest growing vendor-neutral Web technology training and industry certification program for students
and professionals and a standard adopted by academic institutions, governments and industry in more than 90 countries. The core CIW curriculum focuses on standards and job skills that enable the Internet to function and prepares students for careers in Web design, development and programming; e-commerce; database and network administration, data security, applications development, and gaming.
As a CIW Authorized Training Partner, FEF provides Internet technology and job-readiness certification training for students using CIW courseware.

FEF is a CompTIA Authorized Academy Partner.
CompTIA is the leading provider of vendor-neutral skills certifications for the world's information technology (IT) workforce, validating technical skills in the areas of PC repair and support, networking, security, and server technology.
Status as a CompTIA Academy Partner allows FEF to teach training content that aligns with CompTIA certifications and helps students develop marketable tech skills while preparing to pass CompTIA's highly-valued industry certification exams.

FEF is a Certiport Authorized Testing Center. As an Authorized Testing Center, FEF can deliver and administer computer-based Certiport-managed industry certification exams seamlessly at our camp or other training locations. This enables FEF to offer valuable credentials to members of our communities, providing them with the convenience of becoming certified in their own neighborhoods, rather than traveling off-site to a different facility for testing after completing our camps or training programs.